Daniel 2:31

Daniel 2:31

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

a. ASV: Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

b. YLT: ‘Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image [is] mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing over-against thee, and its appearance [is] terrible. 

c. Classic Amplified: You, O king, saw, and behold, [there was] a great image. This image which was mighty and of exceedingly great brightness stood before you, and the appearance of it was frightening and terrible.

d. Septuagint: Thou, O king, sawest, and behold an image: that image was great, and the appearance of it excellent, standing before thy face; and the form of it was terrible.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: “You, O king, were watching and behold! A huge statue; this statue\, which was immense, and whose brightness was extraordinary, stood opposite you, and its appearance was fearsome.

1. “Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image….”

a. ]Thou O] king [Strong: 4430 melek meh'-lek (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428; a king:--king, royal.]

b. sawest [Strong: 2370 chaza' khaz-aw' (Aramaic) or chazah (Aramaic) {khaz-aw'}; corresponding to 2372; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem):--behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.]

c. [Strong: 1934 hava' hav-aw' (Aramaic) orhavah (Aramaic) {hav-aw'}; corresponding to 1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words):--be, become, + behold, + came (to pass), + cease, + cleave, + consider, + do, + give, + have, + judge, + keep, + labour, + mingle (self), + put, + see, + seek, + set, + slay, + take heed, tremble, + walk, + would.]

d. [and] behold [Strong: 431 'aluw al-oo' (Aramaic) probably prolonged from 412; lo!:--behold.]

e. a [Strong: 2298 chad khad (Aramaic) corresponding to 2297; as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at once:--a, first, one, together.]

f. great [Strong: 7690 saggiy' sag-ghee' (Aramaic) corresponding to 7689; large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial):--exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.]

g. image [Strong: 6755 tselem tseh'-lem (Aramaic) or tslem (Aramaic) {tsel-em'}; corresponding to 6754; an idolatrous figure:--form, image.]

2. “...This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.”

a. This [Strong: 1797 dikken dik-kane' (Aramaic) prolonged from 1791; this:--same, that, this.]

b. great [Strong: 7690 saggiy' sag-ghee' (Aramaic) corresponding to 7689; large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial):--exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.]

c. image [Strong: 6755 tselem tseh'-lem (Aramaic) or tslem (Aramaic) {tsel-em'}; corresponding to 6754; an idolatrous figure:--form, image.]

d. [whose] brightness [Strong: 2122 ziyv zeev (Aramaic) corresponding to 2099; (figuratively) cheerfulness:--brightness, countenance.]

e. [was] excellent [Strong: 3493 yattiyr yat-teer' (Aramaic) corresponding to 3492; preeminent; as an adverb, very:--exceeding(-ly), excellent.]

f. stood [Strong: 6966 quwm koom (Aramaic) corresponding to 6965:--appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-)rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).]

g. before [thee] [Strong: 6903 qbel keb-ale' (Aramaic) or qobel (Aramaic) {kob-ale'}; (corresponding to 6905; (adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence:--+ according to, + as, + because, before, + for this cause, + forasmuch as, + by this means, over against, by reason of, + that, + therefore, + though, + wherefore.]

h. [and the] form [thereof] [Strong: 7299 rev rave (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 7200; aspect:--form.]

i. [was] terrible [Strong: 1763 dchal deh-khal' (Aramaic) corresponding to 2119; to slink, i.e. (by implication) to fear, or (causatively) be formidable:--make afraid, dreadful, fear, terrible.]